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“I don’t know how close Arsenal were to going for him. I wonder if Arsenal were as serious about Arsenal as he thought.

“I was told that Arteta wouldn’t be keen unless he felt that Arsenal were right behind him and as time went on, he wouldn’t have been feeling that because Arsenal could’ve got the deal done very quickly if they wanted Arteta.”

It’s a story which has caught everyone by surprise, Mikel Arteta included. It seemed certain that the former club captain would get the job but now, Unai Emery is seemingly then man.